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A review by keybladium
Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
3.0
It was a very easy light read that wasn’t great but wasn’t bad. I enjoy these types of short and light reads from time to time and I like the overall setting however due to its simplicity, there were many elements that made it a little bland.
The overall setting was very nice however it lacked depth and there wasn’t much descriptions of settings or even characters so I had to fill in a lot of the blanks to be immersed. It was also weirdly paced, it felt like a lot of the early chapters were rushed to get the main story within the palace since they went by so fast and mostly served as exposition and then it started to slow down as she got to the castle.
I also found the characters to be a little bland and underutilized. I liked some of them still even with their flaws and I did enjoy lots of the dialogue and interactions and everything, but I couldn’t help but feel like a lot of characters were forgotten or just there to move the plot forward. The dragon especially, he was introduced and seemed like a key character but instead he only showed up when it was convenient and to give exposition then he was forgotten just as quickly.
The setting itself was very generic however I like cosy fantasy settings like that so it wasn’t much of a problem and I did like the curse and a lot of the elements however the story was very predictable in pretty much all of its enigmas which made reveals have no effect. This also makes it hard for any moment to really stand out, there wasn’t anything memorable that really stood more like a climatic end or big moment that made me feel invested but it was just a consistent cosy vibe throughout.
Overall, I still enjoyed the book and how light it was after reading a Sanderson book and I just like these type of simple fantasy stories despite the flaws.
The overall setting was very nice however it lacked depth and there wasn’t much descriptions of settings or even characters so I had to fill in a lot of the blanks to be immersed. It was also weirdly paced, it felt like a lot of the early chapters were rushed to get the main story within the palace since they went by so fast and mostly served as exposition and then it started to slow down as she got to the castle.
I also found the characters to be a little bland and underutilized. I liked some of them still even with their flaws and I did enjoy lots of the dialogue and interactions and everything, but I couldn’t help but feel like a lot of characters were forgotten or just there to move the plot forward. The dragon especially, he was introduced and seemed like a key character but instead he only showed up when it was convenient and to give exposition then he was forgotten just as quickly.
The setting itself was very generic however I like cosy fantasy settings like that so it wasn’t much of a problem and I did like the curse and a lot of the elements however the story was very predictable in pretty much all of its enigmas which made reveals have no effect. This also makes it hard for any moment to really stand out, there wasn’t anything memorable that really stood more like a climatic end or big moment that made me feel invested but it was just a consistent cosy vibe throughout.
Overall, I still enjoyed the book and how light it was after reading a Sanderson book and I just like these type of simple fantasy stories despite the flaws.